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- Dictionarydispose/dɪˈspəʊz/
verb
- 1. get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else: "the waste is disposed of in the North Sea"
- 2. incline (someone) towards a particular activity or mood: "prolactin, a calming hormone, is released, disposing you towards sleep" Similar
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to get rid of something, especially by throwing it away: The agency has put an end to new efforts to dispose of hazardous waste in sensitive environmental areas. FINANCE. to sell an asset, property, or part of a business:
The meaning of DISPOSE is to give a tendency to : incline. How to use dispose in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dispose.
Dispose definition: to give a tendency or inclination to; incline. See examples of DISPOSE used in a sentence.
1. a. to deal with or settle. b. to give, sell, or transfer to another. c. to throw out or away. d. to consume, esp hurriedly. e. to kill. 2. to arrange or settle (matters) by placing into correct or final condition: man proposes, God disposes.
to get rid of something, especially by throwing it away: The agency has put an end to new efforts to dispose of hazardous waste in sensitive environmental areas. FINANCE. to sell an asset, property, or part of a business:
If you dispose of something, you get rid of it. Don't want that sweatshirt with the clown's face on it? Give it away, throw it out, even sell it — these are all ways to dispose of that awful shirt.
the act of getting rid of something, especially by throwing it away: waste disposal. the disposal of hazardous substances. at someone's disposal B2 formal. available to be used by someone: I would take you if I could, but I don't have a car at my disposal this week. See more. Fewer examples.
Dictionary definition of dispose. To get rid of something or to discard it properly. "The company hired a professional to dispose of hazardous materials safely." Detailed meaning of dispose. This action involves arranging or organizing items in a specific manner to ensure their proper removal or disposal.
Definitions of 'dispose' 1. (intransitive; foll by of) a. to deal with or settle. [...] b. to give, sell, or transfer to another. [...] c. to throw out or away. [...] 2. to arrange or settle (matters) by placing into correct or final condition. [...] 3. to make willing or receptive. [...] 6. an obsolete word for disposal, disposition [...] More.
Synonyms for DISPOSE: situate, put, place, locate, position, deposit, lay, stick; Antonyms of DISPOSE: remove, take, relocate, replace, displace, banish, supersede, supplant
